Injection mechanism for pressure die-casting machines



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INJECTION MECHANISM FOR PRESSURE DIE-CASTING MACHINES Filed July 19, 1949 10 Sheets-Sheet 9 10 SheetsSheet 10 INJECTION MECHANISM FOR PRESSURE DIE-CASTING MACHINES Aug. 21, 1951 Filed July 19. 1949 1215-, A 7 p; .25- fire/vases flc-s Mrs Patented Aug. 21, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT omen INJECTION MECHANISM on P EssURE DIE-CASTING MACHINES Jaime de Sternberg, Courbevoie, Fiance Application Jilly 19, 1949, Serial l lo. i 05,658 :In France June 28, 1949 4 Claims.

n hmessreeue ayknown for the diecast mg of metals and more particularly of steel These machines involve, for the operation ,Of th feleinnts, considerable powers, since the quality 9f the products obtained depends essenna ls oaths pie "are ur ider cn they were I I Duri'ngba ng, in the last stage of this operation, it ishe ess ary to apply to the metal when stil l soft, a very high dieing pressure whieh, pro erly speaking, constitutes an actual forging 6p I I I ch magmas, with a hydraulic drive, have been 151111; an theyo'peratel erfectly when the amounts of steel to be handled in one operation dd'n'ot e ceed a fewpounds, I I II The present invention relates to pressure die casting niach'in'es capable 'oi casting, in one operation, steel parts, for instance, weighing several hundred pounds, I I,

, The amounts of metal n1ecessary for filling the empt spaces in the nic'uldaleftoo considerable to'fcont'emplate effecting the injection into the mould by means of only one injection cylinder. There would if; 'itably occur seizures and feulings causing a complete stoppage of heme:

chine To obviate these drawbacks, the main of the present invention is to provide a I casting machineyvherein the injectionfelem'ents consist in a multiplicity of opening cyli" ders', The diameters'and strokes of the injetzt n pistons are thusreduced to such dimensiohs th "t no seizing need be feared.

I The whole or the injection cylinders is preferah I "constituted of a plurality of cylinders with concurrent axes and contained in one plane. The I opening of the injection mechanism is fifected along a diametral plane common to all v 'd rs he I According to an important feature of the present invention, the mould proper is divided into two s ections each one of them being carried by a movable frame. One of said sections is mounted on a movable frame associated with rain plungers and with the rod of an operating piston. The second movable frame, carryingthe second mould section, is connected with the first frame by traction rods slidably mounted in said first frame and formed with stops which, at the opening of the mould, bear on the front face of said firs't frame in such a manner that said first frame niov'es first, efieetingthe opening of the mould proper and then causes the motion of the second frame. The rear face of the second frame is formed with the stamps which constitute all the movable injection half-cylinders while the complementary half-cylinders are carfid bythe fli portions of the machine. I Under s h conditions, piston for opening the Ino ulds will first cause the opening of the moulds, and then the opening of the injection mechaf 2 nism, rorelspmg and checking purposes. The presence off a hali mouldand ci a halfassembly of injection cylinder portions on the same movin'ig part makes it pOIS ible' t o reduce to two the number of said moving parts. I I

The various elements of the machine "are "preferably driven, as defined above, hydraulically utes The various operationscan, of course, be

effected by manual control but they could be adjusted by an automatic eentr i capablepf causing the various operating elements to effect the functions necessary for the perf orlnance of the operating cycle in a strictly's'equentially timed d r .W 7 V.

I According to the'present invention, the injection mechanism may be associated in the same pr'e'ssurefdieca'sting machine with a mould sec tio'n locking device such as the one described in m -P n n sweeten, f l. 1 6 filed July l9, 1949 and/or with a supplying device in molten m'etalsuch as the one described in eo pe'nding application Serial No. 105,627 filed l :94 l .l e The folI Wing clesEription, taken connection withthe appended drawings given by way of example will show clearly how the invention 'fna'y be put in application. I

Figures 1 and spaced together, show a profile view of a diecastijrlg machine according to the inventien', with part or said machme torn off atthe level of the lock. I

'Figure 1a shows, schematically the supply circuit for the fluid loek's. U I

Figure '3 shows, partly in section, taken along line I I-g n of F g. 6, the machine on the side of the stonopeiating'the opening "of the mould, said i'nould being open.

Figure 4, complementary to Figure 3 shows a sectio of the machine on the side of the injection cylinders. I I

Fig. 5, similar to Fig. 4-, shows a section of the machine, the Various portions of the mould being ja n H V d Fig. 6 is a plan view of the machine with a partial '"cross section through the line v1 v11or Fig. 3 w h'shows one of the locks in inoperative position. I I

Fig. 7 is a partial view corresponding to Fig. 6, the lock being in operative position. I

Figure 8 shows a partial section of the 'machine along line VIII -VI I'I 'of Fi'gure 6. I

Figure 9 shows, on a largeiscale, a profile view of the machine with a section efiected along line 1X-IX of Figure 6.

Figure 10 shows in partial section the ladle shown on Figure 9' in the raising position.

Figure 11 is a view similar to Figure 10, showing the positions of the elements at the end of the filling period.

Figure 12 shows, on a larger scale, the positions of the elements in the injection chambers at the end of the injection cylinder filling period.

. Figure 13 shows, similarly to Figure 12 the positions of the elements at the end of the mould filling.

The machine comprises (Figures 1 t 4) a frame formed by a lower slide I and an upper slide 2, slides which are anchored on end crosspieces 3, 4 by castellated assemblies tightened by threaded rods 8 which receive tightening nuts I. The crosspiece 3 supports a hydraulic cylinder 8 associated with a control piston 9 secured to a frame I0, moving on sliding surfaces II and I2 formed on slides I and 2. Frame I0' carries protruding parts I3 for the fixation of the drag I6. This frame is to be brought in the neighbourhood of a frame I4, supporting the cope I5 complementary to drag I6 carried by the frame I3. Said drag and cope are brought together under the action of the hydraulic piston 9. This piston is double acting and ensures the uniting of the cope I5 and the drag I6 along their jointing plane, as well as their separation.

In addition to the piston rod 9, the frame I0 carries two ram plungers I! which traverse the end crosspiece 3 through bores provided for that purpose.

On the two opposite sides of the crosspiece 3 housings I8 are provided, for receiving sliding locks I9 (Figs. 6 and 7) which become interposed behind the ends 20 of the ram plungers I! when the component elements of the complete mould are united, i. e. when the frame I0 is pushed all the way against the frame I4.

The locks I9 are driven by double acting hydraulic cylinders 2 I, which are associated through plates 22 with the bodies of the locks. lock I9 is operated by an assembly of two cylinders 2| respectively arranged above and underneath the lock and each cylinder contains a piston the rod 23 of which is secured at one of its ends to the side face of crosspiece 3. The driving fluid is brought into the cylinders 2I by rigid pipes 24 reaching each end of the cylinder and capable of sliding in a telescopic manner inside the distributing pipes 25 (Figure 6) with interposition of tightness seals such as 26. Under such conditions, the piston is fixed and the cylinder 2I moves with respect to the piston, driving the lock I9. The lock I9 is a hollow body capable of withstanding very high pressures and the chamber 21 provided therein opens on the side through a cylinder 28 which contains a piston element 29. The piston element 29 is guided inside the cylinder 28 and the tightness is ensured by a packing 30 acting as a gland, completed by a retaining groove 3I (Figs. 1 and 6).

The displacement axis of each piston 29 is parallel with the displacement axis of the ram plungers I1 and the housing I8 of the lock comprises a relief 32 for the passage of the foot of the piston 29. This housing l8 comprises, further, a bearing face 33 for receiving the corresponding bearing face 34 of the lock, this bearing face 33 also containing the opening in which the ram plunger I1 moves.

The chamber 21 of the lock is placed incom- Each 4 munication through telescopic pipings 35 and 36 with a mercury tank 31b located inside the crosspiece 3. This mercury tank is provided with a refrigerating device. A pump 31a, driven by a motor 3! is capable of drawing the mercury from the above tank to bring it, under a high pressure, into chamber 21 through the piping 36. This piping 36 opens into ducts formed in the mass of the lock I9 and opening through a perforation 38 into the chamber 2! at the upper portion of the latter. Similarly, at the lower portion of the chamber 21 open ducts 39 formed in the mass of the lock I9, and placed into communication with the telescopic pipe 35 to ensure, through gravity, the return of the mercury contained in the chamber 21 to the refrigerated tank. The retaining groove 3I communicates through a duct 40 with the return duct 35.

In the inlet and return ducts for mercury, machined in the mass of the lock I9, there are interposed stop valves operated by hydraulic cylinders M and 42. These double action cylinders 4I and 42 play the part of closure cylinders for the mercury valves and said cylinders are connected with the hydraulic circuit of cylinders 2| through telescopic pipes 43, the ends of which only have been shown and which are similar to the pipes 24. These hydraulic connections are effected in such a manner that when the cylinders 2I are operated to drive the locks I9 into the receiving cavities, the valves 42 are closed and the valves 4| are open; at the end of the driving in of the locks I9, the valves 4I also close, thus enclosing in hermetically sealed spaces the mercury contained inside chambers 21. When the cylinders 2I cause the locks I9 to come out of their housings the valves 4| and the valves 42 open, allowing the return of the mercury contained in the cavities 2'! to the refrigerating tank, the mercury pump 310. being stopped.

Further, inside the space 21 an incased heating element 44 is arranged, strongly armoured so as to be able to withstand very high pressures. This electric heating element, the external connections of which have not been shown, acts to heat the mercury contained in the chamber 2'! when said chamber is hermetically sealed by the valves M and 42. Under these conditions, the mercury tends to expand with a considerable expansion power. Now when this expansion tends to occur, the lock I9 is completely pushed inside the cavity I8 and the piston element 29 is applied against the rear edge 20 of the corresponding ram plunger 11, said ram plunger I! having been carried completely forward by the hydraulic piston 9. The expansion of the mercury thus brings into action considerable pressures which are transmitted along the jointing plane of the scope I5 and the drag I6, ensuring the closing of the mould with a very high energy.

The operation of the above described device, consequently is as follows:

The piston 9 ensures the closure of the mould and when the two half sections are in contact along their jointing plane, the locks I9, operated by the hydraulic cylinders 2 I, enter the housings I8 and insert themselves behind the ram plungers IT. The cavities 2'! are filled with mercury by the mercury pump driven by the motor 37, said mercury being relatively cold. The pistons 29 are applied against the ram plungers I? and at that time the spaces 2'! are hermetically sealed. The heating element is put in action during the whole time of the mould closure. 1

When the mould is to be opened, the action of the heating element 44 is discontinued or not.

, The valve 42 is opened thus allowing return of hot mercury to refrigerated tank. The pistons 29 move back. The cylinders 2|, driven in the opposite direction, cause the locks [9 to come out and free the passage for the ram plungers H. The mould is opened by the slip caused by the piston 9. The mercury is refrigerated inside its tank and is prepared for the next locking operation.

The volume of chambers 2! and the thermal energy developed by the heating elements 44 are determined so as toobtain the required pressure on the jointing plane ofthe half-moulds. The hydraulic energy to be brou ht into action is thus reduced to that which is necessary for obtaining the operations and the hydraulic pressures can thus be reduced in a very large proportion, which brings about a substantial saving in motive force. Further, the forces necessary for the putting under pressure of the jointing plane of the sections of the mould are also obtained very economically, since there is no need to provide any pressure accumulator or any pump developing said pressure. The total cost of the installation will be'favorably affected since the dimensions of the pressure producing mechanisms will be very much reduced.

The above described mechanisms are for the purposes of opening and closing the moulds, wherein a molten metal is injected under pressure, this metal being generally steel. The device allows the construction of moulds having very large dimensions, wherein considerable pressures will be developed at the time of dieing. These large dimensions of the moulds thus make it ossible to mould bulky parts, such as for example parts weighing about 900 to 1350 pounds. The filling of the mould, under such conditions with such a large amount of steel, makes it impossible to use a single filling cylinder. Such a cylinder would have such diameter and length that seizing of the thrust piston would inevitably occur. 4

To obviate such drawbacks, the machine com prises a plurality of cylinders for filling the mould, wherein pistons move, said cylinders being capable of being opened after each injection operation. H 7

Under such conditions, as clearly shown in Figure 4, the frame I 4 carrying the cope I is also mounted so as to be movable along the slides H and I2 and it is tied to the frame it] by assemblies of sliding rods 50 attached to frame [4 and going through the frame lflin corresponding bores where the rods 56 can move freely. Stops 5! are provided on the rods 55 in such a manner that the backward motion of the frame 19 causes first the separating of the half sections 15 and it before causing the backward motion of the frame I4.

Opposite the face carrying the cope E5, the frame I4 is formed with a face 53 on which are mounted half-cylinders 54 for injection pistons 55. The conjugate half-cylinders 56 are forfiied in fittings 51, secured to the crosspiece 4. Similarly the half-cylinders 54 are formed in fittings 58 secured to the frame I4.

The pistons 55, four in number in the machine more precisely described, are opposite in pairs and at right angles to each other. Their axes are contained in a plane perpendicular to the movement axis of the frames Ill and M. The axes of said cylinders 54, 56 are concurrent and,

perpendicularly directed to their plane a can; verging tuyere 59 for the injection of metal opens into the frame l4, said tuyere being formed in a socket 60 secured to the frame l4. This injection tuyere opens into a pouring hole 6| formed in cope l5 and which follows it, said pouring hole being used for the formation of the runner-stick of the metal introduced into the stamps of the mould and having a neck 62 which constitutes, in said runner-stick, the breaking throttle upon opening the mould.

The pistons 55 (Figure 5) are set in motion by rods 65 which are connected with pistons 54 moving inside double action hydraulic cylinders 65. Said cylinders 65 make it possible to obtain synchronous reciprocating motions of pistons 55, for example.

The introduction of the molten metal in the injection half-cylinders 54,55 is effected through one of the cylinders 66 of this series of cylinders; To this effect the half-cylinders" 66 comprises a lateral aperture which communicates with a ladle '61. This aperture 68 is effected in the half cylinder 66 in front of the corresponding piston 55 when the latter is at the end of its back stroke.

The injection mechanism described ,below is" completed by a mechanism for closing the tuyere 5 9 and for dieing the metal introduced into the stamps and which shall now be described:

The crosspiece 4 comprises, at its center, a cyf" lindrical bore 10 formed in 'a socket and wherein moves a sleeve H. The sleeve H itself is pro vided with a bore wherein a cylindrical mandrel '52 can move. The sleeve H has such a diameter that it can be applied in the tuyere 59 to obturate it in the vicinity of its wider portion and in a Zone facing the crosspiece 4 while the diameter of the mandrel 72 is such that it slides inside the tuyere 59 in its narrower portion and obturates the aper ture thereof facing that of the pouring hole 6!. The tuyere 59 can thus be closed in two different manners, either by the sleeve H or by the man drel 12. I and mandrel comprises a hydraulic piston 13 tied to the mandrel through a rod 14, the piston and said rod being associated with a yoke 15; said In line with the rods 8|, on the yoke 15 and on the yoke 80, stopping locks are provided, acting by the entrances of latches in apertures provided in said rods 8|, these wedging latches being op erated by auxiliary hydraulic cylinders 83 and 84 and not being shown for greater clearness in the drawings.

The rods I6 go through the frame of the cylin+ der 1! and are tied to a movable yoke 85 acted upon by the rods 86 of auxiliary hydraulic return pistons contained in the frame of the cylin der T1.

The cylinder Ti comprises an inner piston 73, tied to the yoke 15 and which enters a second piston 88 moving inside the cylinder TI. This hollow piston 88 is supplied by a pipe 89 going through the yoke of the cylinder 11 in a tight sliding manner, and is tied to the yoke 85; By-

The mechanism Operating the sleeve an angle piece 90, the pipe 89 isput in communication with a cylinder 9I sliding in a tight and telescopic manner on a supply pipe 92.

The operation cycle of the apparatus thus described is as follows:

As will be seen clearly on Figure 5, the empty mould is closed. The cylinders 54, 56 are empty. The sleeve II and the mandrel I2 are at their rear positions. By means of the ladle 51 which will be described later, the cylinder 56 is filled with molten metal and the latter enters the cylinders 54, 56. Previous to the filling, (Figure 12), the mandrel T2 is pushed forward completely until it closes the tuyere 59. The moltenmetal fills only said cylinders 54, 56. The mandrel I2 has been pushed all the way by means of the pistons I3, 88, the locks 83 having released the yoke I5 from the rods BI and the locks 84 having been put in action for wedging said rods 8I and keeping the yoke 82 in its rear position. The sleeve II has been left behind.

The locks 83 and 84 remaining in the position indicated above, the return pistons acting on the rods 89 are put in action said rods 86 in turn acting on movable yoke 95, rods 75, yoke I5, rod I4 and mandrel I2. The mandrel I2 moves back completely (Figure 13) and the cylinders 55 are placed under load. The pistons 55 move closer to the point of convergence of their axes and the metal is driven into thestamps of the mould through the injection tuyre 59 and the pouring hole 6I. At that time, the locks 84 are released and the locks 83 are wedged. The piston 88, acting as a cylinder is put under load by the pipes 89, 90, =9 I, 92, and the assembly of the mandrel I2 and of the sleeve II passes between the pistons 55 whichare closer together and drives the liquid metal which was in this space, into the tuyere 59. When the sleeve II comes in contact with the wall of the tuyre 59, said tuyere is closed. At that time (Figure 5), the locks 84 are wedged and the locks 83 are released. The pipe 82 is then stopped and only the piston TI is supplied, causing an important thrust on the mandrel I2, the only one which is free. The mandrel I2 enters the tuyre 59 (Fig. 12) and causes the dieing of the metal contained in the stamps of the closed mould. Under such conditions, the metal undergoes an actual forging operation which gives it a great strength.

When the metal is sufficiently cooled inside the closed mould, the hydraulic supplies of the injection mechanism are cut off and the pistons 64 are simultaneously moved upwards towards the dead points remotest from the axis of their assembly. The piston 9 is put in action for opening, so that cope I5 and drag I5 separate. The moulded parts are retained on the drag I6. When the stops 5| of the rods 55 (Figure i) come in contact with the frame I0, the frame I4 is driven with the frame If], causing the opening of the injection cylinders. The mass of metal contained in the pouring hole {SI breaks at the level of the neck 62 and there remains a runner stick associated with the moulded parts, on one hand, and a gate pit surrounding the mandrel 12, on the other hand. The backward motion of the mandrel I2 and of the sleeve 'II will cause said gate pit to fall. Ejectors 93 bear on stop rods 94, go through the frame I9 and, pushing against the crosspiece 3, will cause the extraction of the moulded parts out of the drag I6 and the moulded part will be capable of being seized by a suitable conveyor. The complete opening of the moulds and injection mechanisms will allow a complete cleaning of said mechanisms and their covering, for example by spraying of a suitable liquid.

It is to be noticed that the frames I0 and I4 and the crosspiece 4 comprise refrigeration ducts for keeping them at a sufficiently low temperature whatever be the rhythm adopted for the casting operations. It is also to be noticed that the frames I0 and I4 are made in the shape of cups containing the mould sections I5 and I6. The cup of the frame I0 is edged by a packing 9B which offers a plastic ring 9? for bearing on the edges of the cup formed in the frame I4 so that the moving closer together of these two frames creates a sealed enclosure around the closed mould sections. The moulding can thus take place in a controlled atmosphere. Similarly, the rear face 53 of the frame I4 comprises a sealing ring 98 which, applied on a ring 99 of the front face of the crosspiece 4 will make it possible to insulate the injection mechanisms and to also operate said injection in a controlled atmosphere.

When the mould sections and injection mechanism are suitably cleaned, the piston 9 causes the joinings and closures and the operation cycle can be repeated.

To operate at a fast rhythm, the moulding machine must be supplied with molten metal by means of a ladle 61 which makes it possible to accurately determinate the amounts of metal for the injection, and said ladle must be capable of being easily cleaned and replaced. To this effect the ladle 61 is mounted on one of the sides of the crosspiece 4 and, in profile, it assumes the shape of a circular sector (Figures 9 to 11). The metal wall of said ladle constitutes a pivot I00 whose bearing surface IOI encloses the cylinder 66. Said pivot I00 is pivotally mounted in a bearing member Ma. The aperture 68 provided radially inside the cylinder 66, inside the pivot I00 opens through an aperture I02 in said ladle. This ladle is keyed by a cotter-pin I04 on the cylinder 66 which pivots inside a socket and is connected tightly at the end of the corresponding cylinder 56. The circular wall I03 of the ladle is formed with a gear I05 coming into engagement with a pinion I06 the shaft of which is driven by a raising motor I06a (Fig. 6). This raising makes it possible to cause the metal introduced into the ladle at the level of the receiving spout I0'I to flow through the aperture I02 and the aperture 68 into the cylinder 66. The walls of the ladle are provided with a refractory lining I08, said wall offering a cylindrical portion, a plane bottom I09 and sides in the shapes of circular sectors IIO (Figure 8).

The cylindrical wall of the ladle is formed with an aperture III wherein a draining piston H2 is introduced. The cylinder III is tangent to the plane bottom I09 and the aperture I02 as well as the aperture 68 are located on the geometrical extension of the cylinder I I I. Above the ladle 61 there is attached, on the crosspiece A, a support II3 associated with a plate IId forming a driving out piston. To this effect the contour of this driving out piston H4 is such that it enters exactly the space between the walls of the ladle during the raising of the latter. This piston II4 bears against the pivot I00. The piston H2 is provided with a tail piece II5 which comprises a half thickness assembling element H6 and a perforation III. This half thickness assembling and this perforation are for the purpose of coming into engagem et. with a tud d a o res nd n sembly II9 provided on a thrust rod I20 (Figure 9) having an invariable direction with respect to the machine.

Upon the raising of the ladle, once it has beenfilled with metal brought by the spout I01, through the space which separates this spout from the contour of the piston II4, said piston I It enters the ladle and drives out the metal contained therein into the cylinder 66. This operating phase is shown in Figure 10. At this moment, the tail piece H5 of the piston II2 guided by the Wall N21; is associated with the .rod I 20 and the metal included between the bottom I09 and the piston H4 is ready for being completely driven out of the ladle by the thrust of the rod I20. The piston II2, the head of which is slightly hollowed is driven until it comes in line with the transverse bore of the cylinder 66. At this time the corresponding piston 55 (Figure 8) will drive out the metal remaining inside the pivot.

The operating of the rod. I 20 is caused by a hydraulic piston moving inside a double action cylinder IZI provided on the side of the crosspiece 80.

Construction and operation of this type make it possible to obtain an easy filling of the ladle and a total ejection of the metal it contains. The return of the piston I I2 and the lowering in rotation of the empty ladle is effected by operations in the reverse direction to those described and when it reaches its lower position, theladle is again ready to befilled. Suitable stops are provided for preventing the piston II2 from escaping from the bore III.

The ladle 6! which receives the extremely hot metal is subjected to a rapid wear. Further, to effect the cleaning of said ladle, which must be fairly frequent, the latter must be easily ac cessible from the outside.

As can be seen from Figures 6 and 8, the corresponding piston 55 is driven by a hydraulic, double action cylinder I30, carried by a yoke Isl; this yoke I3I comprises two bores I32, i33 which allow its motion on cylindrical guides I34, I35, one end of which is attached on the crosspiece i and the other end of which is carried by a stand I36 arranged laterally with respect to the machine. The front portion of the yoke is associated with two control rods I31 which, themselves, are double acting hydraulic piston rods moving inside cylinders I38 associated with the stand I36. The stand I36 is provided with a perforation I39 which allows a free passage to the cylinder I35 with a View to save space and, for the same purpose, the rods I31 are attached to the bottom of blind bores I40, which come and cover the cylinder I38 when the yoke I3I is at its withdrawn position.

The rear portion I4I of the yoke I3I is associated with a socket I42 within which is housed a socket I43 perforated with cooling ducts I43a; said duct I 43 contains a cylinder I44 cooled by means of said cooling ducts and which serves as a guide for the piston 55 of the injection cylinder E6 when it is compelled to move back at the same time as the yoke I3I. The pivot I50 of the ladle 51 rotates on the notched extension of the socket I43 and is stopped axially by a shoulder of the socket I42 and a second shoulder added on the end of the socket I43. The socket I43 itself is keyed on the end of the cylinder 65.

To relieve the pivot I00 and bearing members I080; from the weight of the ladle loaded with liquid metal, this ladle is provided with a stand I 45 resting through an anti-friction bearing I46 on the lower rod I35, said stand being thus capable of sliding along the rod I35 when the ladle is moved sidewise.

The operation of the thus built apparatus is as follows:

The rods I3? pull on the yoke I3I which can drive the ladle 61 laterally with respect to the machine and release it from the piston H4. The ladle is easily accessible. It may be cleaned and its refractory lining can be changed. The reverse operation of the pistons contained within the cylinders I38 makes it possible to bring back the ladle in position and, at that time, the end of the cylinder 66 enters a housing for the corresponding end of thecylinder 56 facing it.

It is obvious that, within the scope of the invention, modifications may be made to the types of embodiment just described.

In particular, the operations may be controlled by hand and separately or they may be controlled by automatic relays which will effect the operating cycle for pressure diecasting.

What I claim is:

1. The combination with a pressure diecasting machine having a main frame, a mould comprising a cope slidably mounted on said frame and formed with a pouring hole and a drag movable to get closer to or farther away from the cope, means for displacing the cope and the drag, a multiplicity of injection cylinders within which reciprocate pistons, means for supplying said cylinders with molten metal and means for simultaneously reciprocating said pistons in said cylinders when the latter are filled with molten metal, of a slidable frame supporting the cope and having a central tapered hole the smaller aperture of which communicates with the pouring hole of said cope, a cross-piece carried by the main frame and on which bears the surface of said slidable frame opposite to said cope when the mould is closed, the contacting surfaces of said sliding frame and of said cross-piece being formed with facial radial half-cylindrical recesses having a radius equal to that of the pistons, the half-cylindrical recesses pertaining to said slidable frame communicating with said tapered hole, whereby when the slidable frame bears on the cross-piece the facing half-cylindrical recesses act as injection cylinders within which the pistons are displaced towards said tapered hole up to the edge of its bigger aperture for managing a junction chamber while said injection cylinders may be cleaned when said slidable frame moves farther away from said cross-piece, means for closing said tapered hole during the filling of said injection cylinders with molten metal and after the filling of the mould with said molten metal, means for dieing said metal when said mould is filled therewith, and means for operating said closing and dieing means.

2. An arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the slidable frame is formed with a central cylindrical hole and wherein each of the half-cylindrical recesses comprises two aligned half-cylindrical parts the inner one of which corresponds to the portion of the injection cylinder receiving the molten metal and has a diameter greater than that of the outer one, said arrangement further comprising half-cylindrical fittings inserted in said inner parts of said halfcylindrical recesses and the inner walls of which respectively extend the inner walls of said outer parts, and a socket inserted within said central cylindrical hole and formed with a central tapered hole the smallest aperture of which communicates with the pouring hole of the cope, whereby said fittings and said socket may be easily changed when injured by repeated discasting operations.

3. An arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the means for closing the tapered hole, for dieing the metal and for operating the closing and dieing means comprise a closing sleeve for being applied over the bigger aperture of the tapered hole, said sleeve having an outer diameter equal to the diameter of said bigger aperture, a mandrel slidingly mounted in said sleeve for being applied against the smaller aperture of said tapered hole, means for controlling said sleeve and said mandrel so that successively are operated the closure of said smaller aperture by said mandrel during the filling of the injection cylinders said sleeve being not applied over said bigger aperture, the return of the end of said mandrel to the level of the end of said sleeve at the end of the filling of said cylinders, the displacement of the mandrel-sleeve assembly in the junction chamber for sweeping the metal contained in said chamber after said cylinders are drawn off and closing said bigger aperture at the end of the injection step and the sliding of said mandrel Within said sleeve to make it entersaid tapered hole closed by said mandrel with a view to obtain considerable pressure in the metal contained in the mould immediately after the injection step is performed.

4. An arrangement according to claim 3, wherein the controlling means for the mandrel and sleeve comprises a group of telescopic thrust pistons and a group of return cylinders, said telescopic pistons bein tied directly to the mandrel, a piece forming bridge tied to said telescopic pistons, operating rods associated with said bridge going through said bridge, a first series of hydraulic wedging locks for locking said bridge on said operating rods during the motion of the mandrel-sleeve assembly in the junction chamber of the injection cylinders, a second series of wedging hydraulic locks for associating said operating rods with a fixed part of the machine when the locks of the first series are unlocked While said mandrel moves with respect to said sleeve, and means for respectively engaging and disengaging each one of said series of locks.

JAIME DE STERNBERG.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,961,942 1 Pack June 5, 1934 2,183,112 Vontobel Dec. 12, 1939 2,372,177 Connor Mar. 27, 1945 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 341,557 Great Britain Jan. 22, 1931 

